Are Generic Birth Control Pills as Good as Brand-Name Ones?
All generic medications must have certain tests comparing them to brand-name medications. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) then looks at these tests to decide if the generic versions are equivalent to the brand-name medications and assigns a rating to each one. An “AB” rating means that the FDA has determined that a generic medication is equivalent to a brand-name medication. In most states, a pharmacist cannot dispense a generic in place of a brand-name medication, unless the products have been determined to be equivalent, which usually means that the generic has an AB rating. Generic birth control pills are expected to work just as well as their brand-name counterparts.
